Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Fukuhara

Tetsuro Fukuhara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle front structure
    Patent number: 7832795
    Abstract: A front side member has: a front frame portion disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the front frame portion runs along a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear frame portion which is offset toward a vehicle bottom side with respect to the front frame portion at a vehicle rear side of the front frame portion, and which is disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the rear frame portion runs along the vehicle longitudinal direction; and a connecting frame portion connecting a rear end of the front frame portion and a front end of the rear frame portion. A concave portion is formed at a vehicle top-bottom direction intermediate portion of the connecting frame portion. A dash cross member, which is disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the dash cross member runs along a vehicle transverse direction, is provided within the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Yokoi, Hideyuki Yoshioka, Tetsuro Fukuhara
  • Vehicle front structure
    Publication number: 20080084092
    Abstract: A front side member has: a front frame portion disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the front frame portion runs along a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear frame portion which is offset toward a vehicle bottom side with respect to the front frame portion at a vehicle rear side of the front frame portion, and which is disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the rear frame portion runs along the vehicle longitudinal direction; and a connecting frame portion connecting a rear end of the front frame portion and a front end of the rear frame portion. A concave portion is formed at a vehicle top-bottom direction intermediate portion of the connecting frame portion. A dash cross member, which is disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the dash cross member runs along a vehicle transverse direction, is provided within the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Yokoi, Hideyuki Yoshioka, Tetsuro Fukuhara